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Memory Lane
For real estate developers Randy and Steve Fifield, every car tells a story.
"I can build project after project and have no desire to keep them," says
Randy Fifield, "but with cars I tend to hold on." Randy and her husband,
Steve, are avid car collectors and co-owners of Fifield Companies, where
they've overseen the construction of some of the city's high-profile projects,
including the CTA Headquarters, the Sofitel Chicago Water Tower, and
the renovation of the Civic Opera House, as well as the building of the K
Station high-rises and Evanston's forthcoming E2 Apartments. "We bring
out the best in each other," says Randy of her husband. "Steve is a
visionary—a very 'big picture' thinker—and I'm a very grounded girl, so
when you see the evolution of our relationship, he's really taken a leap of
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faith to come into my vision." Together for 24 years, the Fifields—who split
their time between Chicago and California—currently own seven vehicles,
from Steve's convertible 2007 Bentley Azure ("I've thought about selling
it," he says, laughing, "but I always think I have great placement when I go
to restaurants because wherever I drive up is where they keep it") to
Randy's red 2011 Ferrari California (license plate: RANDY 44). But
perhaps the crown jewel of the couple's collection is Randy's beloved
11-year-old gold Range Rover, which she had retrofitted to accommodate
their five children, ages 14 to 20. "I had young children in there," reflects
Randy. "I've become sentimental."
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